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Transcripts For WTXF Fox 29 News At 10 20160421



any way you spin it, the truth about sestak is gonna hurt. women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. ♪ right now police find drugs, ammo an loaded gun inside a local school bonner prendie locked down for more than two hours after police say one teen threatened to shoot someone. good evening, i'm iain page. >> i'm lucy noland. police arrested five students after a scary afternoon. fox 29's dave schratwieser is live in drexel hill tonight. dave? >> reporter: lucy, the five students arrested today range in age from 15 to 17. they have all been charged as juveniles tonight in an incident that caused some tense moments here today. bon nor prendie high school on lansdowne avenue went into lock down for just over two hours aft school officials received reports that a student entered the building with a loaded gun. >> put the gun in the hands of a 15-year-old or 16-year-old you don't know what's going to happen. >> i don't know. i don't think schools are safe any more. >> reporter: investigators acting oh and tip from a female student searched lockers of several students and turned up drugs ammunition and the fully loaded 9-millimeter in a girl's locker. >> when you got drugs and guns, that's a bad scenario. i mean you're looking for trouble. >> detectives say it all started with a suspect drug transaction involving three students at this trolley stop across the street. when a student threatened to shoot a female classmate in the foot students dispersed into the school a tipster told the principal a gun had been brought into the high school. >> the tipster witness was -- she did everything right. she's a hero. >> reporter: k9 and police swept through the school. police found marijuana in two students lockers they were arrested police stopped third student who had ammunition in his book bag and finally a fourth student with marijuana in packages. >> also charged with giving the gun to the young student whose a freshman. we find a fully loaded 9-millimeter in her locker. >> reporter: the female student who hid the gun in her locker was also arrested. >> i think they should have metal detector in the schools when you walk in they check you and that eliminates all the problems. >> nobody got hurt and everything was textbook perfect with respect providing protection for the students. >> reporter: now that gun was stolen from the brother of one of the suspects who was arrested here today. the gun was legally registered. four of the students were turned over to their parents after they were charged. the fifth student remains behind bars by the way the school does not have metal detectors. lucy? >> what day. dave. an your radar temperatures are about to take a big old dive. let's take look at trenton tonight. most of us in the 50's right now you might need your winter coat when you walk out the door tomorrow. all right, kathy some of us could actually see frost on the ground. >> um-hmm much that is true. right now in old city very pleasant out there with a light jacket but you're right. tomorrow morning some winter coats required. it's 55 in philadelphia. 45 in the poconos. 40s down the shore. and falling fast. we have a clear sky, a real dry atmosphere and light winds that means temperatures will fall quickly. frost advisory for interior south jersey includes atlantic, southern burlington and also ocean counties from absecon through guilty away tabernacle and barn anatomy morning you'll be waking up to temperatures in the lower to mid 30's. in the city 44. suburbs 36. patchy frost in a rural interior south jersey regions and winds will be on the light side but they will be gusty tomorrow. we'll talk about how fast temperatures will rebound. we have showers and thunderstorms for the first time in awhile in the forecast. we'll look ahead to the weekend later in the broadcast. i'll see you then. >> we'll talk to you soon, kathy. moving live to south philadelphia tonight before you walk out the door check in with your fox weather and traffic authority from any problems on your roads to your newest forecast. bob kelly and sue serio have you covered. a major move today by the eagles ahead of next week's draft howard he is skin in the newsroom to break down the trade that could change the face of the birds, howard? >> probably will change the face of the team sometime in the future but for fans this is not an overnight facelift. i can tell since monday the eagles wanted to trade up and they did today. they traded with the cleveland browns into the number two pick in the first round of next thursday's draft and it's all for a quarterback. either jarrod goth or carson wentz two hot names in the draft. the eagles get the number two pick this year and a fourth round pick next year. what they do is give up over the neck three drafts they give up picks eagles gave up the eighth pick this year along with a third and fourth round pick. next year the eagles give their number one pick. in 218 a second round pick. sam bradford still going to be starter this season. there is risks with first round picks howie roseman broke it it's all about risk rewards for the eagles. >> it's hard to be great if you don't take some risks and, um, when you look at it, there's very few sure things at any position in the draft. whatever position you're talking battalion with the quarterback position but it's a great opportunity for someone who not only has the coaching that we have here and the support they have here, but the time. >> more from howie roseman breaking down the success rate of a trade like this and the flyers trying to stay alive in the playoffs. all that coming up later in the newscast. back to you guys. >> howard, thank you. skyfox over a fast-moving brush fire in delaware earlier tonight. you see the flames creeping close to homes in port penn around 5:30 tonight. the smoke blanketing the neighborhood. crews tell us they were able to get the fire under control at about an hour no word if any structures were damaged. >> two-year-old child kidnapped from a coatesville home safe and sound tonight. this captures the moment a police officer saved the toddler from abductors car. investigators say larry sample kidnapped the toddler sunday night. officers spotted the norristown town's man on route 202 early monday morning the child is not hurt and sample faces kidnapping charges. you decide 2016. hillary clinton comes to town democratic frontrunner firing up a crowd at the fillmore tonight. she's hoping for big win on tuesday here in pennsylvania. after several losses to bernie sanders, clinton regained her momentum last night in new york. fox 29's shawnette wilson is live in fishtown tonight where clinton worked to win over some voters. shawnette. >> reporter: iain, clinton's camp estimates that about 2,000 people attended tonight's event. as you can imagine most of them were supporters but some were undecided hoping to get closer look at the candidates ahead of tuesday's pennsylvania primary. coming off big win in new york last night, hillary clinton appeared before an electric crowd tonight at the fillmore in fishtown. she spent the day in philadelphia ahead of tuesday's pennsylvania primary. >> hello, philadelphia! >> reporter: supporters pack the floor and balcony to hear what she had to say. she spoke direct toll philadelphians about gun violence plaguing the city. >> you had 12 shootings in philadelphia over the weekend. four people killed. a police officer shot. the story that was just so heartbreaking was the father, a father handling his gun and it went off and killed his four-year-old daughter. >> clinton also drew loud cheers talking about mental health and drug addiction. >> right now, we are losing way too many people to heroin overdoses. to opioid addiction. >> reporter: supporters left on high saying the candidate spoke about issues personal to them. >> we've been -- it's about time full equality in the state of pennsylvania and full equality nationwide. >> i believe that everything she said goes really invigorated and that really -- she really cares putting america first. >> her point about needing better health treatment really like, really hit home for me. that's what i do for a living, and those are individuals that i help and try to advocate every day. >> reporter: back here live, clinton attend add discussion on gun violence that was held at a church in north philadelphia earlier this evening. iain? >> shawnette, thank you. republican frontrunner donald trump is hoping for big win in pennsylvania as well. there's a lot up for grabs in the keystone state and delaware on tuesday. of course we'll bring you complete election results on tuesday night right here on fox 29 news at 10. burlington county nine families cannot go home tonight. fire damaged or destroyed their apartments at a complex in delran. sky fox over the scene around 9:00 this morning this is the hunter's glenn apartments along route 130. no one is injured thank goodness red cross is helping the families who now have no place to stay. the man who authorities say shot a police officer in west philadelphia over the weekend is being held without bail. a judge arraigned 23 year scott griffin on charges including a itemed murder. investigators say griffin shot officer james mccullough sunday during a botched carjacking. mccullough is out of the hospital. another man 20-year-old zamir koy yet was also arrested facing similar charges. things are moving much better tonight over the delaware memorial bridge. crews are making some emergency repairs which has made an absolute traffic nightmare for quite sometime for drivers on the jersey side of things. our brad sattin is at the bridge actually you're at the base, aren't you in pennsville. >> we are. >> how is it going tonight, br brad. >> reporter: lucy, what difference a few hours make. as you know, skyfox live above the scene at five and 6:00 o'clock tonight. no one was going anywhere very fast but here we are right now. 10:00 o'clock hour the speed limit is actually 35 miles an hour. it has been reduced but most of these vehicles going faster than that as you can see behind me, two of the four lanes are a go right now. however, expect more problems in the morning. what a difference a second lane makes. cars finally breezing by again as of 8:20 tonight about 80 minutes after that second lane on the delaware memorial bridge southbound was reopened. this is how it looked all day with just a single lane of traffic through rush hour. robert holme trying to get to maryland described it best this way. >> ahh! >> reporter: so annoyed he finally stopped for bite to eat. >> i've been stuck now five hours. >> with construction on the southbound span of the bridge going from new jersey into delaware, the backups on both 295 south and the new jersey turnpike went on for miles. at 6:30 tonight start of the backup on the turnpike was here almost 5 miles away from the bridge. >> just bumper to bumper and everybody trying toes -- it's bad. >> reporter: so is the temper of a trucker. >> he got on the side of the road and was coming and i was ray afraid he was going to take few people with him. >> reporter: making the day worse fender benders like this one or an angry spouse. >> my wife is yelling at me because i left too late. report roar crews on tuesday started emergency repairs on three large suspender ropes that connect the main cable to the bridge deck. lanes are expected to be closed for several more days. avoiding this by taking the commodore barry bridge is one detour, but -- >> we went on gps on google and found commodore barry bridge and everybody knows about it so that's back up. >> reporter: there are other secret roots but don't ask tom moore. >> i came in the back way and i would tell was it is but then everybody else on the camera would know what it was so --,. >> reporter: and so as a result, he is now not talking. again, work is going on around the clock. you want to avoid this rush hour tomorrow. you're best bet is as we mentioned the commodore barry bridge or even up toward the walt whitman or ben franklin if you have to take this tomorrow, you obviously lucy want to give yourself plenty of extra time. >> or find tom on facebook and say please and get his route. there you go. >> thank you very much brad. two robbers couldn't get their hands on cash at a kensington convenience store so they settled for sandwiches. investigators say the men told the clerk at the quick stop to give them everything in the register but instead the worker ran out the back door. one of the men grabbed a handful of food as he ran out the door if you recognize these guys, call police. new jersey schools forced to postpone a controversial test because of a computer glitch. students couldn't log on to the website to take the paarc test. the state educational commissioner says the problem lies with the company that creates the scam. the commissioner calling it completely unacceptable. the company confirms it did have a problem and says it's isolated to new jersey. it expects to have the website fixed by tomorrow morning. the parcc is a standardized test in math and english some parents and lawmakers rallied against it saying it's a waste of time. >> rocked local street. no doubt folks will be talking about this for awhile. the car explosion sent debris flying this morning all that's left is a burned out shell. amazing the driver is okay. >> investigators say they do have some clues about what started this. fox 29's karen hepp explains. >> reporter: you can hear multiple explosions from the small car. melissa couldn't believe the dramatic scene unfolding right before her eyes on richmond street in bridesburg. >> i was just sweeping in the kitchen and just like a big boom. just -- iran out. seen the guy running out of the car end just started running just and then just like blew up. >> reporter: she grabbed her camera and started videoing. the driver had already escaped by diving out of his door with only seconds to spare. he did suffer some burns. >> he made it out. >> reporter: the car continues to erupt. even though it's a fire ball, you can still see other cars and even a schoolbus driving by the flaming wreckage. this guy starts to move in for a better look. >> i wouldn't go up to it. that's going below. >> reporter: and it does. >> i heard a big boom. you know, like that. i duck. reduction. >> reporter: neighbors were shocked. the violent explosions spewed car parts all over lawns hundreds of feet away. investigators think these are the culprits. two tanks one contained oxygen. the other a lean. they were in the trunk of the honda when something caused one of them to ignite and fuel the other to erupt. the bomb squad and the fire marshal investigated that found nothing suspicious. with such a fiery scene, richmond street was shut down for hours and traffic turned around while neighbors recounted what they were doing when they heard all heck break loose. >> we heard big boom. i came out of the house seconds after and there was black smoke starting to come out of the car and then i seen flaming before you know it the whole car was engulfed in flames. >> reporter: from brides burg, i'm karen hepp fox 29 news. philadelphia nun found guilty of drunk driving a municipal judge in washington township, new jersey, suspended sister kimberly miller's license for 90 days much she's also going to have to pay some fines. police say she was drunk when she drove her car into an auto repair shop in 2015ly. miller testified the last thing she remembers that night she was having a glass of wine and taking an ambien w she woke upshaw in handcuffs. >> local parents and students want answers. they say their delaware county school in infested with bed bugs and they want to know how school officials plan to get rid of them. fox 29's dawn timmeney has been talking with very frustrated families. it is upsetting. it's scary. >> reporter: amy parker is one of a number of parents extremely concerned about what they say is a bed bug problem academy park high school in sharon hill. tiny insects found throughout the school. including on a toilet in the girl's bathroom on a bench and on papers hasn't the to teacher by a student. >> we want something to be done like, hey, you know what, we found a case, here's the situation. we're working on it but you need to take precautions at home. they're not even owning up to the problem. >> reporter: high school sent a letter home monday saying there were no bed bugs dead or alive found at the school. but then parents say administrators admitted at a meeting last night there were several confirmed cases. this mom has pictures to prove it. she says her daughter brought him three bed bugs that were on her clothes. >> the two bed ones that were on her clothing that came off and this baby live one that was on her clothing. though just panicked and was scratching a lot. she freak out. taking a lot of showers. >> reporter: a number of parents posted pictures on facebook of their children's bed bug bites. neither the principal nor the southeast delco southeast superintendent would talk to fox 29 referring us to the district website. it states classrooms and hallways have been inspected and treated by a professional pest service. the library and auditorium where there are concerns of bed bugs are closed off until they can be checked out. >> i'm worried about them bringing them home. >> they get in everything. your furniture, your tv's, your light socks. once you have an infestation it's hard to get rid of. >> reporter: in the meantime this mother is take all kinds of precautions with her daughter in the tenth grade at academy park. >> undressing the trash bag. the trash bag goes into the drier. her bookings sneakers and her book bag everything else stays outside. >> reporter: some parents are even keeping their children home. the district website says detect dog is being brought in tomorrow to identify any areas for treatment. it's also encouraging parents to check students belongings and bookbags and to report any instances of bed bugs. dawn timmeney, fox 29 news. the mother of the man killed by a hit-and-run driver in west philadelphia over the weekend is now pleadin pleading for your h. someone found 27-year-old jamal morris lying in the road at 45th and market streets early saturday. medic rushed morris to penn presbyterian but died on monday. rescuers originally thought he was a victim of an assault until police found morris' damaged bike. his mom appeared on "good day philadelphia" this morning with a heart-breaking plea. >> help me fine the pesce who did this. i forgive him. i don't know what condition the driver was in when he hit my s son. but it's not about it. it is giving me comfort knowing that you admitted to doing this to my son. i'm a christian. so i don't hold grudges against anyone. so help me, philadelphia. i beg you. i beg you. please help me find the person who did this to my son. >> if you know anything, please call philadelphia police. twists and turns in the developing legal battle involving pennsylvania's attorney general. in montgomery county court today kathleen kane' lawyers withdrew a motion that accused prosecutors of leaking fbi information to a local newspap newspaper. they also decided to file a prosecutorial misconduct motion in public next week. kane remains in office but her law license is suspended. they say she leaked grand jury information then lied about it under oath. ♪ police drag a guy from the driver's seat of this car he's not moving. his hearts not beating. what police say did he moments before that almost cost him his life. gourmet food packed with pot baked right around the corner. >> pasta, we do barbecue sauces, hot sauces, we even do pizza. the trend and local marijuana delivery. >> inner city students who never had a voice or final being heard. what they're saying that is saving lives. >> the move by one social media app many are calling race seive. what snap chat is doing to pictures today some say is straight up black face. >> and what cookie does next week on empire that brings her arch enemy to tears. >> now with tomorrow's traffic, here's bob kelly. good evening, everybody. get ready for a major jams against tomorrow morning on the delaware memorial bridge. that emergency construction continues with only one lane leaving new jersey into delawa delaware. we saw major backups all day today. it's going to continue. now, the ease the nat would be the commodore barry bridge. you can go over the commodore barry bridge and then head south on 95 into wilmington or further south. problem we saw this morning is that the commodore barry bridge jammed as well so allow extra time. maybe adjust your travel times if you can to get out of new jersey into pa or delaware. we'll have all the latest and of course the weather when we see you bright and errly first thing tomorrow morning starting at 4:00. now your winning lottery numbers. ♪ drama caught on dash cam in western pennsylvania. police officers in ohio township got a call about somebody driving erratically. they found the car on the side of the road. the driver had no pulse. one of the officers you saw him pulled him out and then started cpr. the driver finally came to and confessed to snoring heroin before the incident. he will not face any charges. armed with a gun a guy march noose a bar looking for cash. he had no idea he was about to meet his match. a woman holding a newborn baby in her arms. this is in france. you see the guy point the gun at the woman, baby in hand. she says walks right past the guy pushes the gun out of the way, hands the baby off. takes the bag from the guy and then starts beating him with it. another person grabs a stool and joins in. the guy runs off empty handed he was later arrested. >> if you don't like creepy crawlers you probably won't like this. the ground walls even trees in one arizona town all look like they're moving. take look. thousands of tiny bugs are crawling on sidewalks, up buildings basically covering trees. they're just inches from some front doors. folks there don't know what they are or where they're coming fr from. >> you get that itchy feeling they're all over you. that you have them in your hair. that you have them on your body. >> i was using the restroom last night an few of them came through the air salinity ceiling light in the bathroom and climbing up the walls also. >> one person thinks they're what are called false search bugs pretty much harmless to people. comedian tracy morgan making a big statement canceled a performance in mississippi next week calling a new law there discrimination to the lgbt commune n the law which takes effect july 1st allows certain workers to deny services to gay, lesbian and transgender people. several states and cities have banned official travel to mississippi over the bill. today is 4/20 holiday of sorts for marijuana smokers. >> even snap chat took notice but what it did has stirred up backlash online. snap chat is let's you use filters to alter or add effects to your face. date unveiled a special bob marley filter for the today. some online accused snap chat of using digital black face. others are angry that the app is associate width marley with pot to begin with. snap chat says it work with bob marley's estate to create the filter and that it gives people a new way to appreciate his music. gourmet food packed with pot baked right around the corner. the hottest new trend at a local marijuana delivery. and making history for african-americans and women. harriet tub ban a former slave who helped other families escape into freedom will now be the face of the $20 bill. who is mad about the change tonight? >> kathy. in weather we're talking about clear skies and light winds and that means cool temperatures. a frosty night for some of us. plus, temperatures warming in the seven day. we'll take look when we come back. be sure to wake up with good day. it happened to carl lloyd. it will happen to you. thousands of travelers missing flights all because of longer lines at the airport. the one thing they're all doing wrong and how you can learn from their mistake tomorrow on goo gd day. ♪ for years, i was a laboratory chemist, developing drugs to fight deadly diseases. as a scientist, i know there's more that washington can do to help families. i'm running for congress to protect planned parenthood funding so more women get cancer screenings and treatment... to pass a ban on fracking in the delaware river basin to preserve our clean water, and to always protect medicare and social security. i'm shaughnessy naughton and i approve this message. to you, they're more than just a pet. so protect them... ...with k9 advantix ii. it not only kills fleas, ticks and mosquitoes, it repels them, too. so do more to defend your four legged friend... ...with k9 advantix ii. for the love of dog. she trayvon martines. shot to death. dontre hamilton unarmed. sandra bland... did nothing wrong. and makes their mothers' fight for justice her own. she fought in the senate to end racial profiling and discriminatory sentencing. and stands with the president against those who would undo his achievements. just like she's always...stood with us. hillary clinton. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. >> right now a man loses his life shooting a rap video. 23-year-old dame men dawson was aspiring rapper in chicago. he and a group of guys filming the video in chicago park early yesterday morning when police say someone walk up and opened fire. dawson was hit in the back of head and died. four others were hurt. >> it's going to keep happening. it's not going to stop. i don't know what they're going to do to stop this. >> the shooting right near a few basketball courts tennis courts an playground that's packed with kids during the day. tonight police say they do not have any -- they have not made any arrests. >> change for 20? you know it's coming andrew jackson is getting the boot. portrait of harriet tubman will appear on the front of the new redesigned bill. >> tubman will become the first african-american on u.s. paper money and the first woman in 100 years. tubman was born slave. she was the leader of the under ground railroad and helped southern slaves escape to the north. her portrait will replace an draw jackson's on the front of the bill. jackson will be pushed to the back but not of one is happy about tubman on the 20. self groups campaigning for the change wanted tubman on the $10 bill because it's schedule to be redesigned before the 20. a woman gave tourists the scare of their life when she decided to walk off and pet a massive wild animal. check it out. >> she's petting it. >> oh, my gosh. she's petting it. >> it's going to come get her. >> that's a like tighe jumping in tiger enclosure to get your hat. she is trying to pet a bull bison at yellowstone national park completely ridiculous. family says they were about to yell for her to stop then she walk to a man standing a few feet away taking pictures. bison of course are wild. they can and will protect themselves if they feel threat threaten. they will gore you. the park prohibits anyone from getting within 25 yards of bison. move over bobby flay and wolfgang puck there are new cook in the kitchen you won't believe what's in their secret recipes. marijuana. >> fox 29's chris o'connell explores the exploding underground business of edible pot. ♪ >> we have a blood orange cake with a glaze. >> reporter: from the smell of the kitchen -- >> i use imported oils from italy. >> reporter: you'd think you were at a ritzy bakery. >> belgium chocolate with sour cherry white chocolate ganache. >> reporter: but these ain't your grandma's brownies. no, these culinary creations are chock full of concentrated high end marijuana. >> i'm been a chef for well over 27 years now. >> reporter: these two west philly entrepreneurs we agreed not to department if i cook up their own line of edible marijuana products called loud treats. >> we do pasta, we do barbecue sauces, hot sauces. we even do pizzas. >> reporter: from cereal bars, iced teas, cookies, gourmet brownies and a customer favorite disney doughnuts. all infused with cannabis. >> we have a miriad of patients from ptsd to cancer patients. >> reporter: they say they are in the business of helping people. it ass all started with brother with cancer. >> this brings life back into him. i literally see when he eats a donut i see him get up and eat real food now. i see him laughing a little bit more instead of sitting there, upping, suffering. >> reporter: their customers come from personal word of mouth referrals social media let's you know of specials or pom up pizza shops around the city. >> how do you get away with this. >> it's not so much about get away. i don't think i'm doing anything wrong like there's something i'm getting away witch me helping someone stop take taking epilepsy medicine by baking a donut, a donut, i mean seriously what am i doing wrong. i don't feel as though i'm doing anything wrong therefore i have no fear in what i do. >> it would take much for a child to take a small bite and would be high. >> reporter: police say products like these are ending up in the hands of children. >> this taffy has been infused with thc also. >> reporter: in february, kids in florida got sick after eating edible cereal and gummy bears last week. in february, bensalem police arrested a man for selling pot brownies to middle school kids. >> we're not talking 20 year olds here we're talking seventh graders. we're talking 14-year-old kids while they're in school. so how they're supposed to learn when they're stoned out on marijuana brownies? >> reporter: in a week where pennsylvania just legalized some forms of medical marijuana, pot advocates like na poe says it's time to tax and regulate cannabis just like alcohol. we caught up with him making a medicated brunch of bacon -- >> we have our candied medicated bacon. >> eggs and marijuana infused hot sauce. >> in the legal states edibles take up 40% of the sales. people are trying things for the first time or returning to marijuana then want to start by eating a cookie or brownie. >> reporter: poe estimates there are dozens of commercial edible marijuana businesses operating underground in there city some of them, yes, even deliver. many owners think police have more important crimes to fight and these guys are looking to grow their business as attitudes and tolerance of marijuana seems to be changing. >> some day i hope to have food trucks and brick and mortar and be able to help as many people as we can. >> reporter: in center city, chris o'connell fox 29 news. in city students who never had a voice are finally being heard. what they're saying that is saving lives. and what cookie does next week on empire that brings her arch enemy to tears. but first -- ♪ >> dancing their hearts out tonight at the sane patrick's day parade awards ceremony our kathy orr and bob kelly announ announced winners for out staning participants at this year's parade. ♪ ♪ brace yourself for moment on empire next week between cookie and boubou kitty could have you reaching for some clean neck. >> yeah, grace keeley who plays anika reveals the moment that got her choked up. >> step aside, ma'am. >> there's problems that happen with the pregnancy, and the ambulance comes and cookie just so happens to be there. >> look, ma'am you can follow us to the hospital. >> i'm not following. i'm riding. that's my son's baby. >> it's just a beautiful moment between them. as i was reading the script i cried. like it was really really beautiful. >> i know you're scared. forget everything. forget everything. listen to the sound of my voice. >> it shows that cookie with all of her issues with anika cookie at the end of the day is going to do her dam defendant to do the right thing. >> you can see it all go down next wednesday on empire at 9:00 p.m. right here on fox 29. powerful performances with words that bring some to tears. some of these teens are saving their own lives with the power of poet tree thanks to small group of dedicated teachers who came up with way to reach struggling students. >> joyce evans shows us how these inspirational kids are taking on the world and winning one poem at a time. ♪ >> reporter: they're gritty. >> these streets are bloodier than calgary. >> booming. >> they're raw. >> do not insult me than feeling more anguish than oy do. i cried. >> they're real. >> a boy does not know his father. >> they are the reigning world champions of the brave new voi voices. >> we going to be all right. >> reporter: teenagers, 13 to 19 years old, poetry, songs and beats. human instruments. a very different sound of philadelphia. >> greg corbin is founder and executive director of the philly youth poe the tree movement. >> all right. very raw. these young people, they speak from very authentic truthful space that society often neglects or frowns upon. >> you have nothing to look forward to. >> reporter: he knows. greg says he comes from the same deep dark place. a place that silences, destroys spirits or ends the very lives of some of these young people. >> there's lot of issues come through our door. we talking about young people that have been neglected, abandoabandon at home or dealinh school. some young people don't feel walking to school or in school. >> reporter: greg program director kate minor and artistic director perry, maintain a safe place for these teens to open up and find their voices. >> i know you don't care enough to teach me today. >> some of them are like wait to go just burst. like all i was looking forward to was antennal. some of them you got to take the time. >> reporter: ballard altar eg ego. ricoh. >> she knew she was a poet but too shy to let anybody know it. >> shy, you? >> yes. >> really? >> yes. >> how? >> i can even explain it. does we're going to do a little simulation. >> reporter: she was failing in school. and in life. she only came here for extra credit. >> the table has totally flipped for me. because he was that student that didn't even want to come to school. now, i'm coming to school to share my knowledge. >> for them their poet tree gives space for them to speak back to a lot of the things they witness in the communities and say that he aren't going to be silenced. >> reporter: many here found their voices and stepped up their grades. through english teacher kate minor's poet tree club. >> this wonderland wasn't dream. >> reporter: at the academy at palumbo. like nadin. mike white, and smith. it. >> helps my confidence because i'm -- i can now are a you go safe and i know so i'm now more confident person with my knowledge and my words. >> this type of space it creates for you, a safe space to talk about what's going on with you. there's people with resources to help you. they helped me get through a lot of tough times in my life. >> you're putting your words o out. you know what had resonate with the crowd want the crowd doesn't like to hear. ♪ >> reporter: professional vo concussion any of the demonstrates how she communica communicates. so growing up in germantown with the name bethlehem you can imagine. >> reporter: she uses her entire body and voice with and without words. she told the kids it takes time to find their groove. but when they do, they'll never lose it. ♪ that's what's all about. the not going to be ease siege it's not going to be comfortab comfortable. if can bear to do it that's half the battle right there. >> reporter: the battle to center stage at the grand slam. a sold out crowd. six young poets to defend their crowd for the fourth time. >> reporter: mike and scharr mean in a made the cut. the philly team heading to the world brave new voices slam in d.c. new adventure every day. it's the best job. i can't see myself doing anything differ. >> getting to watch kids on stage do something they thought was once impossible. >> it's cool to be world champion. what's better young possible upped they're a champion with or without a trophy. >> reporter: joyce evans, fox 29 news. i'm meteorologist kathy orr. coming up timing the rain plus your seven day right after the break. ♪ your fox 29 weather authority. the camera shaking behind me. the reason why we have strong winds and they will increase during the early morning hours and tomorrow warming things up. right now 55 with winds out of the southwest at 10 miles an hour. the dew point that's the true amount of moisture in the atmosphere the 31 that is bone dry. that means temperatures will fall especially in interior south jersey overnight we have a frost advisory. 55 in the city. 54 in allentown. 49 in wrightstown and in ac. as we go hour by hour, clear overnight, plenty of sunshine during the day tomorrow. so a real nice day. the clouds roll in thursday night and the rain moves in by friday afternoon. friday morning no issues just mostly cloudy, noon mapely dry. it's during afternoon and the evening so the evening commute will be wet on friday. we'll look at the winds. look at this out of the south right now at about 15 to 20 miles an hour. by tomorrow, winds gusting to 17 out of the southwest that's a big warming wind for us, and by tomorrow night, winds out of the south at about 30 miles an hour through south jersey about 25 miles an hour gusts in philadelphia. so don't expect tomorrow night to be a cool one with a strong southerly wind. that's a good sign of a mild night as we look at the rain accumulating for friday quarter inch to and a half inch expected in the afternoon. overnight 44 in the city. arthritic in the suburbs with patchy frost in our rural areas. tomorrow 74 degrees mostly sunny but windy with those southwest winds gusting to 30 miles an hour. on the exclusive fox 29 weather authority seven day forecast, check it out. some rain and a little wind friday but 78 cooler over the weekend but beautiful. monday 75, showers tuesday. but to skate and partly sunny skies for your wednesday. some good golfing weather, howard? send it over to you isn't okay. good football talk. the eagles are trying to find their fates of the future with big trade to move up in the first round of the draft and the flyers tried to win and safe themselves from ending the season at home and a change in goal may have made the difference all coming up in sports. don't let dust and allergies get between you and life's beautiful moments. with flonase allergy relief, they wont. when we breathe in allergens, our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. flonase outperforms the #1 non-drowsy allergy pill. so you 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